West Bangka Regency () is a regency (kabupaten) of Bangka Belitung Islands Province, Indonesia. It was created on 25 February 2003 from what had previously been the western districts of Bangka Regency. It comprises the northwestern part of Bangka Island, together with a number of small islands off its coast. The regency covers an area of 2,853.41 km2, and had a population of 175,110 at the 2010 Census,Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. rising to 204,612 at the 2020 census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 220,242 (comprising 113,679 males and 106,563 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Bangka Barat Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1905) The town of Mentok (previously spelt "Muntok") is its regency headquarters.
Administrative districts At the time of the 2010 Census, the Regency was divided into five districts (kecamatan), but a sixth (Parittiga) was created in 2011. These are tabulated below with their areasBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Bangka Barat Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1905) and their populations at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and the 2020 Census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as of mid 2025.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Bangka Barat Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1905) The table includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 60 rural desa and 6 urban kelurahan), and its post code.
Kode Wilatah Name ofDistrict(kecamatan) Area in km2 Pop'nCensus2010 Pop'nCensus2020 Pop'nEstimatemid 2025AdmincentreNo. of villagesPostcode 19.05.04 Kelapa 584.7730,53734,45136,215Kelapa14 (a)33364 19.05.05 Tempilang (b)388.6324,37928,46030,609Tempilang933365 19.05.01 Mentok 371.7745,52352,74556,769Tanjung9 (c)33351 (d) 19.05.02 Simpang Teritip 789.4626,53930,37833,410Pelangas1333366 19.05.03 Jebus (e)389.7648,17222,52224,490Jebus1133362 19.05.06 Parittiga 327.02(f)36,05638,749Puput1033363 Total 2,853.41175,150204,612220,242Mentok66
Note: (a) including the kelurahan of Kelapa. (b) including three offshore islands - Pulau Batubelilik, Pulau Batudatek and Pulau Semumbung. (c) comprising 5 kelurahan (Keranggan, Menjelang, Sungai Baru, Sungai Daeng and Tanjung) and 4 desa. (d) except the 3 kelurahan of Tanjung (post code 33311), Sungai Baru (post code 33312) and Sungai Daeng (post code 33313). (e) there are 85 offshore islets in Jebus and Parittiga Districts. (f) the 2010 population of Parittiga District is included in the figure for Jebus District, from which it was cut out in 2011.
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